U.S.-Taliban talks in Qatar not expected Thursday - source |
- U.S.-Taliban talks in Qatar not expected Thursday - source
- India sets up elaborate system to tap phone calls, e-mail
- Muar schools close as haze worsens
- Court increases fine for anti-PTPTN student activist to RM3,000
- Permanent Coroner's Court the way to go
- Probe on trainee who gave birth at PLKN camp
- We asked for it?
- Indonesia says Singapore 'behaving like a child' over haze
- VIDEO: China consumers boosting economy
- VIDEO: Kerry calls Karzai to defuse tension
- VIDEO: Lourdes closed by flash floods
- VIDEO: Violent protests mar Brazil match
- Philippines financial district bans plastic bags
- Singapore demands urgent Indonesia action on smog
- China astronaut teaches lesson from space
- Russian theatre legend Lyubimov makes Bolshoi debut at 95
- First Gagarin film turns Soviet idol into new Russian hero
- Young porters 'imperil' Nepal's trekking industry
- Lawmaker, university spar over 'control' of Chinese dissident in U.S
- Young jazz musicians keep tradition alive
| U.S.-Taliban talks in Qatar not expected Thursday - source Posted: 20 Jun 2013 12:37 AM PDT DOHA (Reuters) - Preliminary Afghan peace talks in Qatar between U.S. and Taliban officials are unlikely to take place on Thursday as had been expected, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters. |
| India sets up elaborate system to tap phone calls, e-mail Posted: 19 Jun 2013 11:30 PM PDT NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India has launched a wide-ranging surveillance programme that will give its security agencies and even income tax officials the ability to tap directly into e-mails and phone calls without oversight by courts or parliament, several sources said. |
| Muar schools close as haze worsens Posted: 19 Jun 2013 11:40 PM PDT The annual haze that hits the country has reached the hazardous level in Muar, Johor, forcing the temporary closure of 211 schools in the district. |
| Court increases fine for anti-PTPTN student activist to RM3,000 Posted: 19 Jun 2013 11:40 PM PDT The High Court here today increased the fine imposed on the private college student who participated in the anti-National Higher Education Fund Corporation (PTPTN) rally last April to RM3,000. |
| Permanent Coroner's Court the way to go Posted: 19 Jun 2013 11:39 PM PDT The proposal to establish a permanent coroner's court to deal with custodial deaths has been described as a move in the right direction. |
| Probe on trainee who gave birth at PLKN camp Posted: 19 Jun 2013 11:39 PM PDT An investigation is to be conducted into the case of a National Service Training Programme (PLKN) trainee who delivered a baby in the toilet of a training camp in Johor yesterday. |
| Posted: 19 Jun 2013 11:34 PM PDT I found that the Indonesian government has remained calm, although the haze that it exported has blanketed the Southeast Asia. |
| Indonesia says Singapore 'behaving like a child' over haze Posted: 19 Jun 2013 11:19 PM PDT Indonesia on Thursday accused Singapore of "behaving like a child" by complaining about severe haze from raging forest fires on Sumatra island that has cloaked the city-state. |
| VIDEO: China consumers boosting economy Posted: 19 Jun 2013 01:43 PM PDT China's 'new middle class' has not just migrated to the country's cities, but their spending is boosting the world's second largest economy. |
| VIDEO: Kerry calls Karzai to defuse tension Posted: 19 Jun 2013 05:48 PM PDT US Secretary of State John Kerry has spoken by phone to Afghan President Hamid Karzai to try to defuse tensions, an Afghan spokesman has told the BBC. |
| VIDEO: Lourdes closed by flash floods Posted: 19 Jun 2013 11:04 PM PDT Residents of the French town of Lourdes are clearing up after severe flash floods which forced the closure of its holy shrine. |
| VIDEO: Violent protests mar Brazil match Posted: 19 Jun 2013 10:15 PM PDT Brazilian police have fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse some protesters in the city of Fortaleza, as unrest continues across the country. |
| Philippines financial district bans plastic bags Posted: 19 Jun 2013 10:28 PM PDT The Philippines financial capital banned disposable plastic shopping bags and styrofoam food containers on Thursday, as part of escalating efforts across the nation's capital to curb rubbish that exacerbates deadly flooding. |
| Singapore demands urgent Indonesia action on smog Posted: 19 Jun 2013 10:27 PM PDT Singapore on Thursday demanded "definitive" action by Indonesia on forest fires raging in Sumatra as the two neighbours prepared for emergency talks to ease the severe smog enveloping the city-state. |
| China astronaut teaches lesson from space Posted: 19 Jun 2013 10:27 PM PDT Chinese astronaut orbiting more than 300 kilometres (186 miles) above the Earth's surface delivered a video class to children across the country on Thursday, state television showed in a live broadcast. |
| Russian theatre legend Lyubimov makes Bolshoi debut at 95 Posted: 19 Jun 2013 10:26 PM PDT At the age of 95, one of Russia's most admired theatre directors, Yury Lyubimov, is staging his first ever production at the Bolshoi Theatre, a boldly pared-down version of Borodin's opera "Prince Igor". This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| First Gagarin film turns Soviet idol into new Russian hero Posted: 19 Jun 2013 10:24 PM PDT Strapped in an orange suit in his spaceship, Yuri Gagarin smiles as the rockets roar and chirpily tells mission control: "Let's go!" This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Young porters 'imperil' Nepal's trekking industry Posted: 19 Jun 2013 10:22 PM PDT It is a traditional role using skills passed down through the generations, but young unskilled boys with no knowledge of the mountains are now flocking to become porters in Nepal's Himalayas. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Lawmaker, university spar over 'control' of Chinese dissident in U.S Posted: 19 Jun 2013 09:12 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. congressman who has been blind Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng's main champion in Washington said people working for New York University have tried to keep him from meeting Chen, barging into a meeting on Capitol Hill and pulling Chen out on one occasion. |
| Young jazz musicians keep tradition alive Posted: 19 Jun 2013 09:06 PM PDT (United States-AFP) - At the annual DC Jazz Festival now jamming in the US capital, young musicians are blending traditional jazz with more modern influences, improvising new sounds that are at the heart of their art. Copyright (AFP RELAXNEWS/ AFPTV), 2012. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
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